2026 Light the TORCH
TORCH (VA) · Nov 21, 2026
Closed
11:43 PM Eastern
Storytelling
Story Category: Animal Tales
For those of you competing in Storytelling, you will be required to register the topic and source(s) of your story by Friday, Nov. 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
To do this, please go to StoaHub and follow the link to the Script Compliance Tool at the top of the homepage. At the bottom of the SCT page you will see the file for Storytelling. After you click on that link, you will scroll to find your tournament. Enter the information on the form and then submit. You do not need to upload anything because there is no pre-written script for Storytelling.
For more information about the Storytelling event including rules and guidelines, go to
https://stoa-rulebook.netlify.app/#story-detail
Tournament Events
Speech
- Apologetics Qual
- Expository Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Literary Interpretation Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
- Storytelling Qual
LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 9:00 pm Fri 10/02/2026 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 am Mon 10/26/2026 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 3:30 pm Sat 11/07/2026 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 4:30 pm Sat 11/07/2026 (Eastern)
- Script submission will open at 6:45 pm Tue 11/10/2026 (Eastern)
- Script submission will close at 10:46 am Wed 11/11/2026 (Eastern)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 am Sun 11/15/2026 (Eastern)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 am Sat 11/21/2026 (Eastern)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.